“Queer, Mama. Crossroads” brings visibility to invisible trauma

Seattle Civic Poet Anastacia-Renee Tolbert's "Queer, Mama. Crossroads" breaks silence over police violence against queer black mothers.
Apr 12, 2018

Washington courts adopt rule to close racial bias loophole in jury selection

The rule also formally acknowledges that "implicit, institutional, and unconscious biases, in addition to purposeful discrimination, have resulted in the unfair exclusion of potential jurors in Washington State."
Apr 11, 2018

ReWA programs for women and children set for expansion

Refugee Women's Alliance has raised $5.5 million through grants, donations and loans, enabling the expansion of programs for immigrant and refugee women and children.
Apr 10, 2018

Women boxers train to persevere in Congo

Through boxing, four women are able to survive and persist forward despite violence and poverty.
Apr 9, 2018

Lummi artist interprets traditions through glass

Dan Friday, of the Lummi Nation, honors the Coast Salish tradition of woven cedar baskets through a very different medium. He makes them in glass.
Apr 4, 2018

Two sixth-graders performing national anthem take a knee at Mariners’ game

One of the girls says that she was showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sing, dance and play at Our Big Neighborhood!

Our Big Neighborhood will encompass four events throughout the year including Movin’ Around the World, Global Playground, Seattle Children’s Festival and a launch party for Seattle Center’s Winterfest.
Apr 3, 2018

Washington officially recognizes Cesar Chavez Day

Washington now will recognize and observe the federal commemorative holiday for the labor activist.
Apr 2, 2018

Taiwan’s Aboriginal cultures inspire Cloud Gate’s “Formosa”

The renowned Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-min spoke to an audience at Meany Theater on his last tour before retirement.
Mar 28, 2018

In Nepal, sex trade thrives in transport hubs

With little opportunity elsewhere women and young girls in Nepal find themselves defaulting to sex work.

Census question on citizenship challenged in court

Washington state officials and others double-down on opposition to citizenship question that they say would alienate immigrant communities.
Mar 27, 2018

Feds shut down Russian consulate in Seattle

White House expels Russian diplomats after an attempted assassination of a Soviet-era spy in London.

Special “Hamilton” program engages students in U.S. history

An education-focused performance of "Hamilton" encourages a deeper look at the United States' founding era.
Mar 22, 2018

Trade bans pummel African poultry farms in drive against avian flu

Officials say outbreaks are contained but poultry famers and traders in Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo lose money as bans remain in place.
Mar 21, 2018

Young filmmakers document fight to save The Firs Mobile Home park

Three young residents of The Firs Mobile Home Park documented the lives of their neighbors, as the neighborhood faces redevelopment.
Mar 20, 2018

Immigration activist says her deportation case violates first amendment rights

Dozens came out to support Maru Mora-Villapando in her first court hearing in the federal government's deportation case against the immigration activist.
Mar 16, 2018

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre fuses Taiwan traditions and contemporary dance

Choreographer Lin Hwai-min reflects on the nature and culture of Taiwan and its political history in "Formosa."
Mar 15, 2018

South Shore Middle School students walk out to protest gun violence

Schools throughout the the country participated in the walkout, which was organized after a 17 died in a shooting at a Florida high school.
Mar 14, 2018

Beijing Queer Chorus sings for a better world

Members of the chorus say they hope to bring some of the progress in the LGBTQ community in the United States back to China.

An adoptee reflects after Ethiopia bans international adoptions

Ethiopia banned foreign adoptions this year, amid concerns about oversight. One woman considers how being adopted by a family in the U.S. changed her life.
Mar 13, 2018